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Since 2005, Jane Eccles has painted dresses loaned to her by various women and their relatives because of the garment’s link to a significant event or memory. Eccles researches their stories, producing archival paintings inspired by the narratives of women from all walks of life.

An Oshawa woman dropped off a pink floral dress for her and, as with the others, Eccles was interested in the story behind it. It turns out the woman’s mother once ran a plantation in the Caribbean. As a means for workers to make extra money, she suggested they make dresses and sell them. The dress was forgotten for years. Profile on DurhamRegion.com